In view of the fact that the Local Bank of Szechuen has given much financial aid to the Government and the money market since its establishment only a little over a year ago, Mr. Chou Chien-shan, Manager of the Bank, is conferring with General Liu Hsiang in regard to the question of reorganization of the institution Into provincial bank by raising an additional sum of $2,000,000 as capital.
Since June last' the collection of the Stamp Tax Bureau has beer on the decline. The officer in charge fof this collection has adopted a relief measure where a door-to-door checking, beginning from September 1, with the ald of the police, of the account books and vouchers of the business concerns in this municipal area will be conducted.
On August 17 local journalists were entertained to dinner by seven cigarette companies. The object of the function was to obtain journalistic Support for the contention that the duty-free certificates issued by the
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